tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post7865659722375867281..comments2024-03-18T22:33:57.339-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Broody?Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-56383872862482949502016-05-13T21:45:49.674-04:002016-05-13T21:45:49.674-04:00I hope nothing happens to her! Nancy I hope nothing happens to her! Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-64059144959127925402016-05-13T17:10:24.303-04:002016-05-13T17:10:24.303-04:00Broody Breaker...wire crate, food and water but NO...Broody Breaker...wire crate, food and water but NO bedding, raised up off the ground....few days later, she's done.aarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417076876238078877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-68504478967888848232016-05-13T12:26:38.378-04:002016-05-13T12:26:38.378-04:00knocking wood here too. knocking wood here too. Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-73450138234081165112016-05-13T08:10:28.649-04:002016-05-13T08:10:28.649-04:00How interesting - I was not familiar with that ter...How interesting - I was not familiar with that term! I do miss having chickens....but I shall live vicariously through you for now! Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-62191900407771970562016-05-12T15:21:11.594-04:002016-05-12T15:21:11.594-04:00How is the search for a replacement drake coming a...How is the search for a replacement drake coming along? Caroline J. Baineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01946213691938368378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-38728296782785390412016-05-12T14:59:56.984-04:002016-05-12T14:59:56.984-04:00Technically they aren't supposed to have acces...Technically they aren't supposed to have access to the hay feeder, but if they can manage to get over, under, or through the fence they make a beeline to the hay feeder to lay eggs. I've reinforced fence recently so they won't eat the new pasture seed and everybody seems to be staying put. (Knock on wood).Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-33470074990453842402016-05-12T14:58:38.304-04:002016-05-12T14:58:38.304-04:00Jessika, I've tried the cold water dunk in the...Jessika, I've tried the cold water dunk in the past but had no success. All I ended up with is an understanding of the term "madder than a wet hen." :) Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-70463557102320546072016-05-12T14:55:19.566-04:002016-05-12T14:55:19.566-04:00Melanie, thank you for that! Next year I'd lik...Melanie, thank you for that! Next year I'd like to see some chicks in the yard. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-28370904486072722062016-05-12T14:54:54.877-04:002016-05-12T14:54:54.877-04:00I think they do too! And I agree about hatching in...I think they do too! And I agree about hatching in cold weather. It amazes me that the hatcheries sell so early in the year, but I suppose the heat lamp takes care of that. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-48209544904114677292016-05-12T14:53:40.555-04:002016-05-12T14:53:40.555-04:00Quinn, I so agree with you. Some folks will be qui...Quinn, I so agree with you. Some folks will be quick to say that chicks don't "need" mothers because they can feed themselves. But there is so much more to mothering than feeding. No human can ever do as good a job as a mama hen. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-67225868489410574212016-05-12T14:26:10.436-04:002016-05-12T14:26:10.436-04:00I love hearing the stories of your determined mama...I love hearing the stories of your determined mamas. ;) with your chicken coop, I didn't realize that the hens still had access to the goats' feeder. Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-63746882628766812502016-05-12T13:56:09.092-04:002016-05-12T13:56:09.092-04:00Placing the bird in some cool water is also a good...Placing the bird in some cool water is also a good way to break broodiness. Broody birds have an increase in body temp (part of the biological change in them during broodiness), so cooling them often can help.Jessikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001039130875430846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-33292016547457974262016-05-12T09:55:23.931-04:002016-05-12T09:55:23.931-04:00My 'lorps have always been prone to broodiness...My 'lorps have always been prone to broodiness, but they have been consistently great mamas! No complaints from me!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05172998847690496982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-45477662709005090092016-05-12T09:01:32.405-04:002016-05-12T09:01:32.405-04:00We've got a Cayuga duck and Pilgrim goose sett...We've got a Cayuga duck and Pilgrim goose setting on a nest of eggs, but the Muscovies are having none of that! What gives? Much earlier this spring we had a bantam hen wanting to do the broody thing, but it was way, way too early (would have still been freezing when the chicks hatched) so we discouraged her by taking eggs away each day. Now she's not interested. I'm thinking ALL birds have minds of their own!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-90079612731575568252016-05-12T09:01:26.624-04:002016-05-12T09:01:26.624-04:00Plus, ever since I watched a hen raise her own chi...Plus, ever since I watched a hen raise her own chick (yes, it was just one and it was in a freezing November...I had a hen and chick in my house for a while that year!) I realized how much was missing with day-old hatchery chicks. Honestly, felt like a dope for not realizing it sooner. I am hoping really hard that I'll have a clutch of homeborn chicks this year.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-11058005799399782412016-05-12T05:17:54.979-04:002016-05-12T05:17:54.979-04:00Where's the "like" button! LOLWhere's the "like" button! LOLLeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-49506496252709572892016-05-12T05:17:36.496-04:002016-05-12T05:17:36.496-04:00Oh those chickens! They have minds of their own. L...Oh those chickens! They have minds of their own. Letting a hen do the job is <i>so</i> much easier than raising chicks oneself! The coop keeper simply has to sit back and enjoy!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-8916903524935246522016-05-12T05:11:32.524-04:002016-05-12T05:11:32.524-04:00Muscovies are top of the list once we get our land...Muscovies are top of the list once we get our land, they're just such a good all rounder they are head and shoulders above the rest for us. Tricky Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755505701123051720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-59585245295567331102016-05-12T05:03:59.895-04:002016-05-12T05:03:59.895-04:00Over the years I've had a couple of hens who w...Over the years I've had a couple of hens who were determined to hatch eggs, with or without benefit of fertilization. Now I've got the "fertilizer" and so far, no hen has appeared interested in a career change. Fingers crossed, though, as I really don't want to start another batch of storebought chicks.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-43540645842882357572016-05-12T04:34:22.122-04:002016-05-12T04:34:22.122-04:00After I wrote this post and had it ready to put on...After I wrote this post and had it ready to put on the blog, I noticed that my broody hen seemed to have <i>finally</i> vacated her post! But it took awhile.<br /><br />The ducks are Muscovies, and I believe they lay, hatch, and raise young on the ground. They aren't great flyers, I know that. The like to lay in the hay feeder, or either in or under the chicken nest boxes. They don't mind pushing a chicken out of the way to do so!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-19394351829658946522016-05-12T02:02:51.945-04:002016-05-12T02:02:51.945-04:00I have just finished with our 2nd broody chook, th...I have just finished with our 2nd broody chook, the first I let hatch and th second every day I took the eggs away yesterday she gave up and joined everyone else, Is that breed of duck the one that likes to nest high up Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.com